[Scan-DC] Weide AAF Profile

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All,

Here's another base profile that might be useful to some list members.  If 
anyone has any corrections, additions etc to the aircraft registrations I'd 
appreciate them.

Thanks
Ron

LOCAL AIRFIELD PROFILE

WEIDE AAF AIRPORT

Location: 2 miles south of Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland (3923N/7617W)

Units:

Maryland National Guard Helicopter Units of  the 29th Inf Div Light Aviation 
Unit

Co "C " 2-224th AVN (CMD)- UH-1H/Vs Iroquois
104th Medical Co (AA)- UH-60As Blackhawks
Maryland RAID (Counter Drug)- OH-58As Kiowas


Callsigns:

Guard ###or Guard #####


69-15113- UH-1H, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
69-15154- UH-1H, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
69-15185- UH-1H, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
69-15247- UH-1V, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
69-15249- UH-1V, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
69-15326- UH-1V, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
70-15855- UH-1H, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
70-15860- UH-1H, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
70-16353- UH-1H, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
70-16467- UH-1H, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
71-16425- UH-1H, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
71-20027- UH-1H, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
71-20235- UH-1H, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
71-20258- UH-1H, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
72-21624- UH-1V, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
73-21750- UH-1H, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
74-22427- UH-1V, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
74-22429- UH-1H, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
74-22480- UH-1V, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
74-22535- UH-1H, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
74-22531- UH-1H, Co "C" 2-224th AVN
74-22536  UH-1H, Co "C" 2-224th AVN

69-15929- UH-1V, 104th Medical Co
70-16446- UH-1V, 104th Medical Co
71-20924- UH-1V, 104th Medical Co
80-23453- UH-60A, 104th Medical Co
82-23701- UH-60A, 104th Medical Co
89-26162- UH-60A, 104th Medical Co
89-26168- UH-60A, 104th Medical Co

71-20452- OH-58A, Maryland RAID
73-21927- OH-58A, Maryland RAID
73-21929- OH-58A, Maryland RAID

21325- noted Aug 4 2004

69-15900-used as target at Aberdeen PG
 
893- noted 4/23/02
894- noted 4/7/02
895- noted 11/13/01
22071- noted 11/20/01
27407 noted 5/21/02
326- noted 5/21/02
Army 22361- noted 6/19/02
470- noted 7/17/02
939- noted 25 Jul
22361 noted 2 Aug
23448 noted 22 Aug, 18 Dec
20158 noted 2 Oct 02
20470 noted 8 Oct 02
24014 noted 22 Oct 02
24009- UH-60/U based at Edgewood (Jun 03) noted 3 Dec 02 & 29 Dec 04
26839- noted 22 Jan 03 at PAX (120.05)
22402 noted 10 Aug 04
343- noted 29 Dec 04
267- noted 18 Jan 05
308- noted 21 Jan 05
827- noted 27 Jan 05
26300- id as UH-60 from Edgewood


FREQS:

126.2 Tower & VFR advisory
241.0 Tower & Army common
229.4 Weide Ops
38.4    Weide Ops
242.4 NG Common
246.8   MD NG interplane


121.3   MARTIN STATE TOWER
119.0   POTOMAC APPROACH
119.7   POTOMAC APPROACH
124.55  POTOMAC APPROACH
128.7   POTOMAC APPROACH
125.525 POTOMAC APPROACH (used during maintenance test flights)
    
Runways:    01/19


Remarks:

    1. Weide Army Airfield is the home of  Maryland National Guard's Aviation 
Units. They fly Tues-Fri between 0800-1600, Tues & Weds 1600-2230 and on most 
weekends. However National Guard fiscal shortfalls have severely curtailed 
flight operations by these units.

    2. The units' area of operations includes Maryland, Virginia, West 
Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware & New Jersey. They use ranges at Ft. Dix, NJ and 
Ft. A.P. Hill Virginia.
    
    3. The National Guard Bureau's Counterdrug Joint Directorate uses 
specially equipped C-26 fixed-wing aircraft and OH-58 Reconnaissance and Interdiction 
Detachment (RAID) helicopters in support of law enforcement agencies (LEAs) 
during counter drug activities. These assets could also be of value supporting 
first responders following a chemical incident. 

All of the aircraft are equipped with multi-band radios, forward looking 
infrared, and have both photo and video capability. These helicopters also have 
high-intensity night lights and real-time down link capability. 

These assets are only legally approved for surveillance in a counter drug 
role. They are able to get special approval on a case-by-case basis to be used 
for other types of emergency missions. If they were to be designated as a 
chemical or biological support asset, current policy and law would need to be 
changed.
 
    4. Press reports of Dec 01 indicate that the NG has retired all their 
AH-1s and that those units previously flying them will transition to older 
OH-58As until newer aircraft are found.